Public artwork solicitation for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic Games is underway, with artists from all over the world invited to embody the concept of Winter Olympics in artistic language and jointly create the Olympic cultural heritage with a solicitation period lasting until October 15, 2020. 

The solicitation is mainly in the form of sculpture, advocating the design of novel modeling and application of new material technology. 

Participants can upload their works at https://www.beijing2022.cn or http://ghzrzyw.beijing.gov.cn. 

After the deadline, the organizing committee will invite experts and judges to select winners for 100 shortlisted awards and 20 nominated awards. The 20 nominated awards will be produced in formal samples for public display, and the 10 best will be voted for online by the public. 

According to Beijing Winter Olympics organizers, the 10 best art works from the event will be permanently placed in core positions of the Winter Olympic arenas, including the national speed skating hall, the main entrance square of Yanqing competition area, and the Zhangjiakou award plaza 

Earlier this week, China General Administration of Sport announced that there will not be any international sporting events held in the country apart from trial events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. 

Beijing 2022 organizers say there will be more than 20 trials for the 2022 Olympics and Paralympics after December, but an exact timetable is yet to be released. 

(With input from agencies)